gary lee Posted January 7, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 7, 2019 16x8 rota wheels on my 260z. rear cap snaps on fine. front caps wont snap on - clearance problem! now what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcb280z Posted January 7, 2019 Share #2 Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) I think somewhere on this site someone mentioned having to dimple the front hub dust caps to get them to fit. Might want to do a search for that. How far off is it? Maybe take a couple pics and post them. Here it is and its the same for the 260 Wheel Hub Dust Cap 240z By jackmau, December 29, 2018 in Wheels, Tires and Brakes Edited January 7, 2019 by rcb280z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pmg Posted January 7, 2019 Share #3 Posted January 7, 2019 Hulk smash the dust cap.. just a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted January 8, 2019 Share #4 Posted January 8, 2019 I've seen it work with two tricks... First is to flatten the top of the grease cap a little (as mentioned above), but in the case of @GGRIII, they still wouldn't fit. Hopefully he'll chime in with any details I miss, but I believe the solution was to snap the caps into the front wheels first before mounting the wheels on the car. Problem is that if you try to snap the caps in after the wheels are mounted, the little plastic retainer fingers have to move inward to get past the retaining ledge. But with the rotor casting in the way, there isn't enough room for the fingers to move in. But once the caps are fully installed, the fingers snap back out just a little and it's enough room to clear the rotor snout. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary lee Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted January 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, Captain Obvious said: I've seen it work with two tricks... First is to flatten the top of the grease cap a little (as mentioned above), but in the case of @GGRIII, they still wouldn't fit. Hopefully he'll chime in with any details I miss, but I believe the solution was to snap the caps into the front wheels first before mounting the wheels on the car. Problem is that if you try to snap the caps in after the wheels are mounted, the little plastic retainer fingers have to move inward to get past the retaining ledge. But with the rotor casting in the way, there isn't enough room for the fingers to move in. But once the caps are fully installed, the fingers snap back out just a little and it's enough room to clear the rotor snout. here are pics- front wheel cap cannot be inserted, rear wheel cap snaps right in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Head Posted January 8, 2019 Share #6 Posted January 8, 2019 (edited) Sandpaper and elbow grease. Seems like the walls must be too thick to fit in the gap. Take a picture of the back of the cap. Take some measurements. Things will become clear. Even then you might have to get all Hulk on the dust caps. You don't want to leave your bearings exposed. Edited January 8, 2019 by Zed Head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted January 8, 2019 Share #7 Posted January 8, 2019 12 hours ago, gary lee said: here are pics- front wheel cap cannot be inserted, rear wheel cap snaps right in I understand the issue. Give this a try... Take a front wheel off the car, snap the cap in, and then put the front wheel back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w3wilkes Posted January 8, 2019 Share #8 Posted January 8, 2019 Those caps look like they're not as tall as the ones that came with my wheels. These caps fit over the dust caps just fine with no mod to the cap. I bought my wheels here; https://www.18racing.com/collections/rb/products/rota-rb-1570-4x114-3-4-73-gunmetal-with-polish-lip Maybe they will sell just the caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGRIII Posted January 8, 2019 Share #9 Posted January 8, 2019 5 hours ago, Captain Obvious said: I understand the issue. Give this a try... Take a front wheel off the car, snap the cap in, and then put the front wheel back on. CO is correct, I was getting ready to try all sorts of things but all I had to do was put the caps on first, then mount the wheel to the hub. Note that I also had to flatten the dust caps to the point where they were almost rubbing, make sure your cotter pin does not go over the end but around each side instead and smoosh the cap flat to the axle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGRIII Posted January 8, 2019 Share #10 Posted January 8, 2019 1 minute ago, GGRIII said: CO is correct, I was getting ready to try all sorts of things but all I had to do was put the caps on first, then mount the wheel to the hub. Note that I also had to flatten the dust caps to the point where they were almost rubbing, make sure your cotter pin does not go over the end but around each side instead and smoosh the cap flat to the axle... I will see if I can get some pics later tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
52crankman Posted March 17, 2019 Share #11 Posted March 17, 2019 There are short and tall caps. Had to make sure I requested the tall ones when I got my wheels last Septemeber from Aspec Wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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